film
/fɪlm/ noun A2- A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. · a clear plastic film for wrapping food
- A medium used to capture images in a camera.
- The sequence of still images itself, which produces a moving image when played; a movie.
- A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally.
- A professionally made movie of a substantial narrative work, around 1 to 3 hours long; a feature film; a cinematic movie.
- A slender thread, such as that of a cobweb.
Plural films
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When a beam of X-rays passes through a crystal, the regularly arranged atoms inside scatter it into a pattern of spots on photographic film.
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